UA/Star Alliance: 2016 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Nov 24, 2016, 1:53 pm
#511
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,651
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2000;a=UA;eo=e
Nov 24, 2016, 2:05 pm
#512
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 8
SFO-IAH-EWR-BQN-EWR-SFO out 12/3 return 12/4 is $462, 9770 miles.
SFO-IAH-BNA-SFO day trip 12/10 is $250, 4260 miles.
This requires China visa. SFO-CTU-SFO out 12/3 return 12/5 is $633, 13740 miles.
SFO-HKG-SFO out 12/2 return 12/4 is $850, 13828 PQM.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2-04;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...1835;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...0UA8;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2-04;a=UA;eo=e
SFO-IAH-BNA-SFO day trip 12/10 is $250, 4260 miles.
This requires China visa. SFO-CTU-SFO out 12/3 return 12/5 is $633, 13740 miles.
SFO-HKG-SFO out 12/2 return 12/4 is $850, 13828 PQM.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2-04;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...1835;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...0UA8;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2-04;a=UA;eo=e
This is great! If I spend a little more money (Business Class or First), can I do a shorter trip?
Nov 24, 2016, 3:34 pm
#513
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Bay Area, CA
Programs: UA 1K MM, Bonvoy LT Titanium
Posts: 436
Had to side track this thread to take a moment to wish especially, Jbeckett along with each and everyone on flyer talk a very wonderful and safe Thanksgiving if you're flying to/from anywhere..
jbeckett - has made this a phenomenal thread and I/we cannot thank you enough for all your time and special contributions to each and everyone's post.
Happy Thanksgiving and to many happy and safe miles to come for everyone..
jbeckett - has made this a phenomenal thread and I/we cannot thank you enough for all your time and special contributions to each and everyone's post.
Happy Thanksgiving and to many happy and safe miles to come for everyone..
Nov 24, 2016, 7:34 pm
#514
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,651
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Nov 24, 2016, 8:13 pm
#515
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,651
Thanks for the kind comment. Many people contribute both to these mileage run threads as well as the overall community. I've just happened to have some spare time in the past few weeks and enjoy the challenge of finding reasonable MRs. Have a good Thanksgiving too!
Nov 24, 2016, 9:09 pm
#516
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Moscow
Programs: Marriott Titanium; Finnair Platinum
Posts: 133
Usually earn 50% which should be well over your 2200 miles requirement
Nov 25, 2016, 7:53 am
#517
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 3
Departure Airport: LAX
Miles Needed: 15,642+
Required Spend or Budget: na
Available Travel Dates: Dec. 20-23, 2016
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: prefer UA
Ultimate return destination by end of day Dec. 23 = IAD
Thanks.
Miles Needed: 15,642+
Required Spend or Budget: na
Available Travel Dates: Dec. 20-23, 2016
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: prefer UA
Ultimate return destination by end of day Dec. 23 = IAD
Thanks.
Nov 25, 2016, 10:31 am
#518
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,651
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...A461;a=UA;eo=e
Nov 25, 2016, 11:24 am
#519
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 3
Thanks!
LAX-SFO-TPE-SFO-DEN-IAD out 12/21 return 12/23 is $1292, 15666 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...A461;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...A461;a=UA;eo=e
Nov 26, 2016, 9:29 am
#520
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH, YYC
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 753
Hi all
I have 2xGPU's expiring in January 2017. Although its very early days, looking at my 2017 travel year, its likely I'll need a mileage run to retain 1K for 2018. So I'm thinking I'll do the mileage run in January and hopefully burn through the 2x GPU's at the same time.
Here's what I'm looking for:
Departure airport: Based in YYC. Open to travelling anywhere.
Miles needed: Any amount
Required spend or budget: Aiming for under C$7c/mile (US$5.2c)
Available travel dates: Weekends of Jan 13-15 or 20-22 (inclusive of the Friday or could also leave the Thursday evening)
Required metal or codeshares ok: At least one businessfirst sector has to be a guaranteed upgrade. I'm ok playing the lottery if the chances are decent (eg. P9, PN9 etc...). Also ok with codeshares on shorter legs
So far, I've been focusing my search around South East Asia but I'm not quite finding anything meeting the criteria. Any help would be appreciated.
I have 2xGPU's expiring in January 2017. Although its very early days, looking at my 2017 travel year, its likely I'll need a mileage run to retain 1K for 2018. So I'm thinking I'll do the mileage run in January and hopefully burn through the 2x GPU's at the same time.
Here's what I'm looking for:
Departure airport: Based in YYC. Open to travelling anywhere.
Miles needed: Any amount
Required spend or budget: Aiming for under C$7c/mile (US$5.2c)
Available travel dates: Weekends of Jan 13-15 or 20-22 (inclusive of the Friday or could also leave the Thursday evening)
Required metal or codeshares ok: At least one businessfirst sector has to be a guaranteed upgrade. I'm ok playing the lottery if the chances are decent (eg. P9, PN9 etc...). Also ok with codeshares on shorter legs
So far, I've been focusing my search around South East Asia but I'm not quite finding anything meeting the criteria. Any help would be appreciated.
1. a guaranteed upgrade to NRT on the 747 upper deck
2. almost 24 hours in Tokyo, a city I really really enjoy
3. A short visit to Guam, which I've never visited before
4. 14,700PQM with the potential to pick up more with a SDC out of HNL/SFO on the way back
5. Relatively easy upgrades to clear on the waitlisted segments GUM-YYC.
6. All UA metal - ability to apply a gift cert I had
7. C$7.4c/mile - a little higher than what i wanted, but worth it for all of the above points
Nov 27, 2016, 12:34 am
#521
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 8
SFO-IAD-SJU-IAH-SFO out 12/10 return 12/11 in first is $1034, 15264 PQM.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;a=UA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;a=UA;eo=e
Nov 27, 2016, 7:12 am
#522
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Europe
Programs: M&Bonus Gold, TK Elite, Alitalia Freccia Alata, TopBonus Gold
Posts: 48
Can anyone help? I have found the business class flight with Air China which, would be brilliant (out of FRA) however, just a tad too expensive.
Departure Airport: VIE
Miles Needed: 14.000
Required Spend or Budget: na
Available Travel Dates: Apr. 15 - 22nd
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Don't mind but miles will be credited to TK
Departure Airport: VIE
Miles Needed: 14.000
Required Spend or Budget: na
Available Travel Dates: Apr. 15 - 22nd
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Don't mind but miles will be credited to TK
Nov 27, 2016, 8:32 am
#523
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 129
Departure Airport: EWR
Miles Needed: 5,500 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: $1,500
Available Travel Dates: December Weekends, same day return preferable.
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: UA Metal
Domestic only, no international.
Miles Needed: 5,500 PQM
Required Spend or Budget: $1,500
Available Travel Dates: December Weekends, same day return preferable.
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: UA Metal
Domestic only, no international.
Nov 27, 2016, 9:24 am
#524
Join Date: Apr 2016
Programs: UA Mileage Plus Delta SkyMiles
Posts: 424
Departure Airport: SLC
Miles Needed: 2 segments
Required Spend or Budget: as cheap as possible and as short as possible
Available Travel Dates: 22 - 31 December
Required Metal: UA Metal
Domestic (obviously)
Miles Needed: 2 segments
Required Spend or Budget: as cheap as possible and as short as possible
Available Travel Dates: 22 - 31 December
Required Metal: UA Metal
Domestic (obviously)
Nov 27, 2016, 12:12 pm
#525
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: IAD/DCA/BWI
Programs: Hyatt Globalist (2020:Exp), United Gold
Posts: 1,525
UA:$238 EWR-PSP >5600PQM 4.1cpm
UA:$238 EWR-PSP >5600PQM 4.1cpm
Sat 10 Dec
UA1161 EWR-IAH 0500-0752 A320
UA5288 IAH-PSP 0900-1034 CR7
UA5490 PSP-SFO 1110-1248 CR7
UA779 SFO-EWR 1345-2210 B752(PS)
https://goo.gl/flights/B0eX
Also, do you have status? The 500mi minimum may make more options available.
If you have RPU, might want to see if upgradable...3.5h IAH-PSP in CR7 is tough. Also possible a week earlier, but with shorter routing.
Good luck!
Last edited by wh6cto; Nov 27, 2016 at 12:13 pm Reason: Minor rewording